collared
past simple and past participle ofcollar
| 单词 | collared |
| 释义 | collared past simple and past participle ofcollar collar verb[T] informaluk/ˈkɒl.ər/us/ˈkɑː.lɚ/tocatchandholdsomeone so that they cannotescape: She was collared by thepoliceat theairport. to find and take a person who has done something wrong
tofindsomeone andstopthem from goingsomewhere, often so that you cantalkto thatpersonabout something: I was collared by Pete as I was coming out of themeetingthismorning. Capturing or taking possession of things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Arresting & charging Interrupting & preventing from speaking Examplesofcollaredcollared In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. We recorded the location of dens or refugees during early morning and late-evening tracking ofcollaredagoutis. From theCambridge English Corpus The reproductive strategies ofcollaredflycatchers discussed earlier provide an illustration. From theCambridge English Corpus It is known thatcollaredlemmings and brown lemmings experience cyclic peaks and declines. From theCambridge English Corpus This is, of course, because the cell complex is much larger when we must usecollaredtiles. From theCambridge English Corpus Again, thecollaredtiles are named below it because the substitution rule does not force its border. From theCambridge English Corpus More generally, if we repeat this argument, replacing 'tiles' with 'collaredtiles', then the union above does cover the plane. From theCambridge English Corpus Below it, we have named thecollaredtiles, which are needed because the substitution does not force its border. From theCambridge English Corpus Collaredflycatcher mating and parenting strategies do indeed exhibit "phenotypic plasticity," but it is plasticity patterned through processes specific to mating and parenting strategies. From theCambridge English Corpus At the very least, we can say that the adaptationist approach that atomizes the psychological features ofcollaredflycatchers has led to remarkable discoveries about their behavior. From theCambridge English Corpus He got the magistrate to sign a warrant, "collared" the man and brought him in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Its ownercollaredme and spent a long time explaining how much he had lost in the past eight years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But all the time he hascollaredthe swag. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Collareddoves hang around docklands because they are attracted by grain on ships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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